• Synonyms Neotropical Palm-Swift, Fork-tailed Swift, Fork tailed Palm Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
  • Old latin name for bird Cypselus squamatus, Reinarda squamata

Fork-tailed Palm Swiftbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Jacob Wijpkema
    Bolivia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Oswaldo Cortes
    Colombia
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Colombia
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    Flight call, © Oswaldo Cortes
    Colombia
  • 8.
    Call, © Daniel Lane
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Fork-tailed Palm Swift

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Amazonia and e Brazil

Fork-tailed Palm Swift subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tachornis squamata semotae Ecuador and ne Peru through e Colombia and nw Brazil to s, e Venezuela-No
Tachornis squamata squamataTrinidad, the Guianas to Amazonia and e Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanfalciot de palmera gros
Chinese叉尾棕雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)叉尾棕雨燕
Croatianpjegavoprsa čiopa
Czechrorýs vidloocasý
DanishKløfthalet Palmesejler
DutchBraziliaanse Palmgierzwaluw
EsperantoForkovosta palmapuso
Estonianameerika palmipiiritaja
Finnishpussikiitäjä
FrenchMartinet claudia
GermanGabelschwanzsegler, Gabelschwantzsegler, Claudiasegler, Gabelschwanz-Segler
Hungarianvillásfarkú sarlósfecske
ItalianRondone delle palme codaforcuta
Japaneseオナガヤシアマツバメ
Lithuanianskeltauodegis čiurlelis
Norwegianmoricheseiler
Norwegian NynorskMoricheseglar
Polishwidłogończyk łuskowany, widlogonczyk luskowany
PortugueseAndorinhão-do-buriti, taperá-do-buriti, tesourinha, taperá-de-colar-branco, poruti, taperá-rabo-tesoura, andorinhão-das-palmeiras-amazónico
RussianСтриж вилохвостый пальмовый, Вилохвостый карликовый стриж, Вилохвостый стрижик
SerbianRačvorepa palmina čiopa
Slovakdážďovník nožnicochvostý
SpanishVencejillo tijereta, Vencejo Palmero, Vencejo Tijereta, Vencejo Tijereta de las Palmas
SwedishGaffelstjärtad dvärgseglare, sydamerikansk palmseglare, gaffelstjärtad palmseglare
TurkishAmerika Palmiye Ebabili
Ukrainianсерпокрилець-крихітка неотропічний